Thursday, 17 April 2014

Good Fences - Oxford Island

This is post is really a twin to go with the other post
I did earlier today regarding Oxford Island so I hope you will have a look at what I
found with my bird class when we visited there at the end of March. Below are all the fences/walkways I photographed that day to fit in with the GOOD FENCESmeme that Tex is hosting.

The area of water is Lough Neagh. It is a largest freshwater lake
in Northern Ireland, supplying forty percent of its water; the biggest on
the island of Ireland, the biggest by area in the United Kingdom, and the
biggest by area in the British Isles.

This is Oxford Island Discovery Centre.

This walkway/bridge above leads up to the Discovery centre.

Now I decided to put a link into this post in case anyone needed a laugh today. Last year I took a video of "The Singing Donkeys" at Oxford Island. They are not there now so enjoy. CLICK HEREI hope you enjoyed seeing the fences that are around
Oxford Island.

HI Sandra thanks for letting me know I had not linked it proper;y. I have done so now. However you did not go through to the "Singing Donkeys" but when to the post of the donkeys when I was walking Tilly the pup on the I.O.W.

Dearest Margaret;You will be able to have very relaxing feeling there as well as the Discovery centre♡♡♡ I LOVE the greenish scenery!!!OMG; your photos and video of donkeys made me laugh a lot and not good for my sore throat and runny nose p;)PS> Thank you SO much for the name "Mallard". I clicked the picture page from the name and very happy to learn it. They are the ones we can always see in my city park now. I still miss swans A LOT we used to have which killed due to the bird flu.Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

I love the post and rope railings on the docks and the singing donkey is hilarious. In listening to your moderating the video I realized we sound so much alike when doing that. You paused exactly where I would have and your inflection and intonation are so similar to mine. LOL Oh how interesting!

I enjoyed these pictures very much! I sure would like to walk there. I absolutely love donkeys! I have a friend whose daughter is connected with a donkey rescue here in the states. They do wonderful things for these precious animals. (Longhopes Donkey Shelter) http://longhopes.org/

Wow that 1st shot is awesome. Great perspective. This sounds like a wonderful place to visit. It's a shame the Donkey's aren't there now. I wonder why? That video was funny. That was one "vocal" donkey!

What a beautiful place to explore and learn; I know we would enjoy it very much! Lovely images for the Good Fences meme! I also enjoyed your Singing Donkeys video. It made me remember the mule that lived near us at one time. I always loved hearing it bray. :-)

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I have retired from a medical background, from teaching a 3 year City and Guilds; and also running a Bed and Breakfast. I have taken up bird watching later in life however I became very enthusiastic from the beginning and was greatly encouraged by other bird watchers. For the past 8 years I have led a bird group in my town and have become a guest speaker on cruise shipstalking about Birds around the world. I have travelled quite a bit,in particular to Australia where one of my daughters lives. I have now as many birding friends there as at home in Northern Ireland. I love Nature and being able to share that with others of like mind. I also like photography and do my best to photograph birds although I sometimes get a bit frustrated as my zoom is just not powerful enough.

My daughter and family that were in Australia have now moved to Malawi to work and I have visited them several times as well as visiting Zambia. I.live in Northern Ireland which is part of the UK and it is a beautiful place to live however I love travelling and wil continnue to travel aslong as I am able. I would love to go to visit bloggers that I follow and they are always very welcome here in N. Ireland.